London commuter townsBillericay vs Shenfield
Billericay vs Shenfield: which commuter town suits you?
Shenfield is 6 minutes closer to London, but Billericay is £70k cheaper on the average sold price.
Billericay
#45 of 118
Shenfield
#15 of 118
Train to London
34 min
28 min
Annual season ticket
£4,526
£2,784
Average house price
£480k
£550k
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
12.8x
14.2x
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
37
27
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
993 Mb
877 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.4
7.9
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
21
27
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
262 ha
621 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
89
156
Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.
